Addresses
Type of place
Boarding house, Shop/s
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Free Classical
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Brunswick Buildings
Brunswick Buildings
Addresses
Type of place
Boarding house, Shop/s
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Free Classical
‘Brunswick Buildings’, an imposing two-storey, masonry building, was built in 1889 for John Dunmore Campbell who owned the large corner site. In February 1889 tenders were invited for the erection of five shops and dwellings on the corner of Annie and Brunswick Streets with plans and specifications available from WM Morris, care of Jas Campbell & Sons. The building was ideally located at the terminus of the horse-drawn tram service which had been operating from around 1885.
An 1890 newspaper advertisement referred to superior accommodation for boarders in newly furnished houses directly opposite tram changes and to contact Kirkham, Brunswick Buildings.
The façade features a pediment above the corner entrance with the words ‘1889’ in raised lettering and a central pediment facing Brunswick Street with the words ‘Brunswick Buildings’.
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: MasonryCriterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: MasonryCriterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
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Brisbane City Council Properties on the Web
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Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.
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Brisbane City Council, Sewerage Maps, Detail Plan No 189, 23 Feb 1925
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Brisbane City Council, New Farm and Teneriffe Hill Heritage and Character Study, Oct 1995, pg 86
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Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Certificates of Title.
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Bennett, H, ‘New Farm from quality street to mixed assortment’, Brisbane Houses, Gardens, Suburbs and Congregations, Papers No 22 Brisbane History Group, 2010, pg 158
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Schiavo, J. New Farm: A study of land use and settlement to 1999, pg 30
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Benjamin, G. & Grant, G. Reflections on New Farm, New Farm & Districts Historical Society Inc, New Farm, 2008, pg 106
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Watson, Donald & Judith McKay 1994, Queensland Architects of the 19th Century, University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia
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Apperly, R. Irving, R. Reynolds R, A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present, Angus & Robertson, 1989, pg 108-111
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Brisbane Courier 16 Feb 1889, pg 2 and pg 3
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Brisbane Courier, 8 Feb 1890, pg 2
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)